Gustav IV Adolf was a king of Sweden who reigned from 1778 until 1809, when he voluntarily abdicated following a coup d'etat staged by the commander of his western army. The king died in 1839, in exile at a hotel in Switzerland under the fake name of Colonel Gustafsson, in great loneliness and desperation.

These coins are denominated as one riksdaler and one-sixth of a riksdaler, and their values are pretty high when it comes to coins which have not suffered too much wear and tear over the years.

The coin in our picture with pleasing rose-flame toning comes from Heritage Auctions were it sold for $600 US dollars in 2009. As always, CoinQuest thanks Heritage for use of their coin photo. It is a beautiful specimen.

Coins that are damaged, such as coins with a gouge, bent coins, or poorly cleaned coins will be worth much less than the values above, which are catalog values - refer to our 'Important Terminology' page on the top left in order to properly interpret these values.